Our sign has said Hope Creek Academy at Just Right Academy for quite a while. And our high school program has long been called Hope Creek Academy. Now it's time for the rest of the school to catch up. In the fall, all of our students will come back to Hope Creek Academy. Good change happens for a reason, and we've thought about this one for a long time. When we started, Just Right Academy was the perfect name. We took kids who were all wrong for other educational institutions and we did our best with all of them. But as time went on, we came to realize that we are not just right for everyone, that we do a better job with some kids than others. We do not do our best work with nonverbal kids. We've been successful with many of them, but … [Read More...]
It’s almost camp time!
With summer fast approaching, our thoughts turn to camp. Many of our students have not been successful at camp in the past because of anxiety and … [Read More...]
Behavior is Communication
Early on in JRA's history, we sadly had to conclude that one of our older students had mental health issues that we weren't equipped to handle, … [Read More...]
helping those who can’t afford JRA
One of the things that grieves all of us that work at JRA is meeting a potential student and knowing that we can change his or her life—but they can't afford the tuition. We give a significant amount of tuition … [Read More...]
It’s 101 Club time again!
JRA began in order to help those children whose needs weren't met in other schools. Our first rent and teachers' salaries (all three of us!) were paid by the 101 Club. We asked, via Facebook and friends, for 101 … [Read More...]
Re-Ed principle one: Life is to be lived now
At JRA, our staff talks about philosophy. We talk about it a lot. A school without a philosophy is an institution untethered; without a strong philosophy, staff are left to make it up as they go, and bad decisions … [Read More...]
